 My first memories of those sweet times, are
of my grandfather and me sitting by the radio
listening to Amos 'n' Andy. We would be snacking
on saltine crackers and Skippy
peanutbutter.
Amos 'n' Andy was
listened to by millions of people back in the
days before tv. When it was aired on tv the cast
of characters from the radio show couldn't go
with it because most all of them were white. So
in 51 when Amos 'n' Andy hit the tv screens all
new actors were taking over the original roles.
Tim Moore was my George Stevens,(He was called
the KINGFISH) Ernestine Wade was Sapphire
Stevens, Spencer Williams Jr was Andy, Jonny Lee
was Calhoun the shyster lawyer who George
recuited to bilk Andy out of money or something
else he wanted, Alvin
Childress was Amos and Horace Stewert was the
friendly but innocent Lightnin'.
George was the
head of the "Mystic Knights of the Sea" lodge and
was always trying to figure out an angle on how
to get the best of his poor friend, gullible Andy
Brown. His favorite phrase for Andy was "The
Dummy". Amos was the taxi driver who narrated
every episode and Lightnin' was the lodges
janitor. From left to right below is Amos, Andy,
George, Sapphire, Calhoun, Lightnin', Sapphire's
mom,
and Queenie, Andy's
gal.
A big thanks goes to Kenny a lover of the
Amos and Andy shows for reminding me about
Calhoun. Thankyou again Kenny.
Take a few minutes to listen to the
wavs.
 George and a salesman talking.
George trying to talk Andy into
buying a fur
coat
George telling Andy about
flying
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